Butterscotch Wafers

These simple cookies are quick to fix if you crave something sweet or when a friend drops by. They have a delicate taste and make a dainty, chewy bite.

Butterscotch Wafers:

½ c. butter or margarine, softened

⅔ c. light brown sugar

½ tsp. maple flavoring

1 c. flour

¼ c. butterscotch-flavored chips (optional)

Cream butter or margarine, adding sugar gradually until completely blended and no graininess remains. Add maple or vanilla flavoring, Stir in flour a little at a time, blending to the consistency of pastry dough. Roll into 1-inch balls, placing 1-inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Criss-cross cookies with tines of floured fork or with a potato masher. Bake 10 - 12 min. at 325 F, or until edges are lightly browned. Let cool 5 min. on baking sheet before removing to rack. Makes about a dozen.